Story 1 of celebrities who love reading: Tao Xingzhi’s story of loving reading

Tao Xingzhi was very smart when he was a child. He often went to Ye's house in the neighboring village to play. When he saw the couplets and calligraphy and paintings in the hall, he used bamboo sticks to trace them on the mud floor. When he reached the age of studying, his family was unable to pay the tuition. Fortunately, a scholar opened a teaching school nearby. He liked the smart and studious Tao Xingzhi very much and was willing to accept him as a student for free. In this way, 6-year-old Tao Xingzhi got the opportunity to receive enlightenment education. When he was 9 years old, Tao Xingzhi came to his grandmother's house. When his grandmother saw that he was smart, she sent him to Mr. Wu Erkuan's school to study with him. Only then did Tao Xingzhi officially enter the school. There, Tao Xingzhi developed good calligraphy. After the enlightenment education, he entered the school and read the Four Books and Five Classics.

When he was 10 years old, because his father was unemployed, Tao Xingzhi had to work part-time. He chopped a load of firewood every day, carried it to the city and sold it before going to school. He went back and forth 20 miles a day, and thus completed the study of the Four Books and Five Classics. At this time, Tao Xingzhi already knew how difficult it was for poor children to study, so he studied harder and more consciously. He heard that Mr. Wang, a former Qing Gong student who was full of economics, was in charge of the Cao family at Xiaonanhai Port, 15 miles away from Huangtanyuan Village, so he went to study. Mr. Wang was moved by his sincerity and asked him to read with him for free.

Due to the pressure of life, the young Tao Xingzhi could not concentrate on studying and had to participate in labor frequently. He sometimes carries melons and firewood for his father to sell in the city, and sometimes helps his mother carry water and wash vegetables. Seeing that Tao Xingzhi was diligent and studious, the principal of Chongyi Hall allowed him to enroll for free. In this way, 15-year-old Tao Xingzhi entered Chongyi Academy.

Due to his solid foundation, he was directly assigned to the second grade as soon as he entered school. When he graduated, his grades ranked first. While studying at Chongyi Academy, Tao Xingzhi learned modern scientific knowledge without leaving behind classical literature. Because of his poor family background, he borrowed an anthology of Tang poems from his classmates at Chongyi Academy and copied the book neatly while reciting it. When returning the book, his classmate's father asked Tao Xingzhi who among the Tang Dynasty poets he admired most. He answered without hesitation: "Du Fu and Bai Juyi." He also said: "Du's poems are melancholy and powerful, and they are about the country in times of sorrow; Bai's poems are easy to understand and tell the sufferings of the people's livelihood." The classmate's father thought that Tao Xingzhi had this kind of thing Surprised by the idea, he believed that Tao Xingzhi would definitely make a difference. Later, Tao Xingzhi became a famous educator in my country.

Celebrity reading story 2: Chairman Mao’s reading story

For decades, Chairman Mao has been very busy, but he always makes time, even every second, to Use it for reading and studying. His former residence in Zhongnanhai is simply filled with books. There are books everywhere on the bookshelves in the bedroom, on the office desk, dining table, and coffee table. Except for the place where one person is lying on the bed, all of them are occupied by books.

In order to study, Chairman Mao used all available time. During the few minutes of physical activity before swimming, I sometimes read a few poems by famous people. After swimming up, I didn't bother to rest, so I picked up the book again. He never wastes even a few minutes on the toilet. A reprint of "Selected Works of Zhaoming" by Chunxi of the Song Dynasty and some other books and periodicals were made by using this time to read a little bit today and a little bit tomorrow, intermittently.

Chairman Mao often brought a box of books with him when he went out to hold meetings or inspect work. He ignored the vibrations and bumps of the train on the way. He always held a magnifying glass in one hand and pressed the page of the book with the other, reading without stopping. When I go abroad, just like in Beijing, there are books placed on the bed, on the office desk, on the coffee table, and on the dining table, and I read them whenever I have free time.

Although Chairman Mao was seriously ill in his later years, he still continued to read. He re-read a set of hardcover "The Complete Works of Lu Xun" that was brought to Beijing from Yan'an and published before liberation, as well as many other books and periodicals.

Once, Chairman Mao had a fever of over 39 degrees, and the doctor did not allow him to read. He said sadly, I have loved reading all my life, but now you don't let me read, and you tell me to lie here and eat and sleep all day long. You know how uncomfortable I am! The staff had no choice but to take the books away again. Putting it next to him, he smiled happily.

Chairman Mao has always opposed the kind of reading method that only aims at speed without focusing on results. When he was "Reading the Complete Poems of Han Changli", except for a few chapters, he carefully considered and studied every chapter, from vocabulary, sentence reading, chapters to the meaning of the full text, not letting go of any aspect. Through repeated reading and chanting, he can recite most of the poems in Hanji fluently. He had read "Journey to the West", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and other novels since he was in elementary school, and read them again in the 1960s. He has seen more than ten different versions of "Dream of Red Mansions". He read "Selected Works of Zhaoming" when he was in school, in the 1950s, in the 1960s, and several times in the 1970s. There are three existing versions of his annotations.

He has read some books on Marxism-Leninism and philosophy more times, such as "Collection of Stories of Famous People Who Love Reading", "History of the United Communist Party" and Li Da's "Sociology" "Outline", he read each ten times. He has repeatedly studied "The Communist Manifesto", "Das Kapital", "Selected Works of Lenin", etc. Many chapters and paragraphs are also annotated and outlined.

Celebrity reading story three: Bai Yansong’s reading story

Bai Yansong was born in a remote town in Inner Mongolia. When he was 8 years old, his father unfortunately passed away. His mother used her strength and forbearance to stir up this turbulent life. 's home.

Bai Yansong, who usually gives the impression of being stern and unsmiling, was a naughty boy when he was a child. He often made his mother angry and was beaten by her. Bai Yansong must be beaten at least twice a day, otherwise, even he would feel strange.

Because he was too playful, Bai Yansong's academic performance was very poor when he was a child. Once, Bai Yansong's test score was second to last in the class. When he was angry, he secretly tore up the posted score list.

As he grows older, his poor family environment sharpens Bai Yansong’s strong character of being hardworking and daring to face challenges. Gradually, Bai Yansong's grades caught up. In his senior year of high school, in order to improve his grades faster, he found and bound all the textbooks he had studied. The history book had more than 600 pages, the geography book had more than 700 pages, and the Chinese textbook had more than 700 pages. ***There are over 1000 pages and more. Then, Bai Yansong read 30 pages of books for each subject a day, and also had to do math problems. With perseverance, Bai Yansong finally got admitted to university.

Looking back on this now, Bai Yansong said with emotion: "The most lovely thing about youth is that you have a lot of time to squander. You can make countless mistakes, because you have time to correct them, but among them When this cup of afternoon tea is in your hand, you will know that you have to do the right thing quickly, because there will be no time to correct the mistake. ”

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Love. Famous quotes about reading

1. When reading, I am willing to stay in front of every beautiful thought, just like I stay in front of every truth. ——Emerson

2. A book is like a ship, leading us from a narrow place to the infinite ocean of life. ——Keller

3. Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy. ——Confucius

4. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. ——Zhuge Liang

5. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. ——Confucius

6. Books. ——The window through which the mind observes the world. A house without books is like a room without windows. ——Wilson

7. The books are as affectionate as old friends, and the joys and sorrows of morning and evening are close to each other. ——Yu Qian

8. The work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by play; the success is achieved by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. ——Han Yu

9. Reading should be like a hungry person throwing himself on bread.

10. Having read thousands of books without having the right idea is like a man who suddenly got rich and has a hard time spending money.